Ash-container.



S. GOLDOWITZ.

ASH CONTAINER,

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 22. 1911.

1,280,440.. Patented Oct. 1, 1918.

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ASH-CONTAINER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 1, 1918.

Application filed March 22, 1917. Serial No. 156,552.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SAMUEL GoLnowrrz, a citizen of the United States, residing at Port Chester, in the county of Westchester and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ash-Containers; and I do hereby declare the follow ing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

The present invention relates to receptacles or containers, particularly of that type adapted for the storage of refuse, ashes, and the like, containers which are handled roughly and has for an object to provide means for protectin or jacketin the container to prevent in ury thereto y contact with objects striking against the outer side of the container.

Another object of the present invention is to incase a container or receptacle with protecting means which is carried as a part of the receptacle, which does not materially in crease the size of the receptacle, and which aids in the handling or transporting of the receptacle.

' The above, and various other objects and advantages of this invention will be in part described, and in part understood, from the following detailed description of the present preferred embodiment, the same being illustrated in the accompanying drawing wherein:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a receptacle provided with protecting means constructed according to the present invention, the dotted lines showing one of the protecting members flexed such as when in contact with an object.

Fig. 2 is a transverse section through the receptacle on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1 above the protecting means applied thereto.

Referring to this drawing, 10 designates the body of a receptacle which may be of cylindrical form as shown.

The protector or jacket comprises a securing band 11 in the form of a ring or hoop which surrounds the body 10 adjacent one end thereof, and to which are secured a plurality of spaced apart elongated strips 12 which may be formed of spring metal. The strips 12 extend longitudinally of the body 10 adjacent the outer face thereof, and are preferably bowed outwardly to a slight extent intermediate their ends, and have their free extremities lying adjacent to or in contact with the exterior of the body 10 at the opposite end thereof.

An anchoring ring 13, in the form of an annular band or hoop, is secured about said opposite end of the receptacle, beneath the free ends of the strips. The anchoring ring 13 is provided with a strap 14 for each strip 12, the straps 14: being looped outwardly about the strips and being secured at-opposite ends to the exterior surface of the band 13, by rivets or the like, beyond the lateral edges of the strips 12.

The straps 14 somewhat loosely engage about the strips 12 and the latter are held from lateral and outward displacement from the receptacle, and may move longitudinally through the straps l4.

The function of the jacket is apparent, for when the container is thrown or rolled against an object, or when an object is brought into contact with the side of the receptacle, the adjacent strip 12, if the im pact is sufficient, is flexed inwardly to absorb or deaden the shock and prevent bending or denting of the adjacent side of the receptacle 10.

The strips 12 may be of any number, and are slidably held in place by the anchoring member, made up of the ring 13 and the straps 14, so that the strips are free to assume a substantially straight line position without buckling, and without placing undue strain upon the body 10.

It is of course understood that various changes and modifications may be made in the details of construction of the above specifically described embodiment of this invention without departing from the spirit thereof, and being restricted only by the scope of the following claim,

What I claim is:

In a protecting attachment for cans, the combination of a pair of independent bands adapted to be secured in suitably spaced relation about the body of a can at or near the opposite ends thereof, a plurality of bowed flexible strips each secured at one end to one of the bands and adapted when in position on the can to extend longitudinally thereof and in spaced relation thereto, and straps secured to the other band and being looped outwardly therefrom to form with the ad- In testimony whereof I afiix my signature jaricent gortions of the 'band engircgnfig guides in presence of two witnesses. r

a a te to receive t 1e freeen so t e stri as r e r ther through, the free ends of the strigs SAMUEL GOLDOWITZ' when the latter are compressed being adapt V Witnesses:

ed to slide against said other band and pre JULIA R. REMSEN, 7

vent wear on the body of the can. CHARLES W. STEVENS.

copies of this patentmay be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Retents, Washington, D. G. 

